The human mind is free , wild and powerful . mind is the centre of thought energy and travels through five senses into external world to enjoy it . in Gita Lord Krishna has called these senses as much powerful as elephant . the mind is the ruler of these senses and uses them to its' end , to enjoy the subjects of its choice . this mind leads and misleads the Ego , the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are (your identity ) . now the other part of the mind is called Id , the unconscious part of the mind , where many of individual's basic needs , feelings wants and desires are supposed to exist and arise . now the one part more , called , Super-Ego , that has the power to decide , between Right and Wrong and also to create a feeling of guilt when any thing wrong has been done . this Super Ego can tame the Id and lead the Ego to go on right path. MIND> (1-EGO ,2-ID 3-SUPER EGO .) now see which part of the mind is stronger that leads your mind . if the Id is stronger , your mind goes out of your control and is wild and beast and uses the senses to worldly objects to Ids' choice (all the animal desires to be fulfilled ). again if the Super Ego is made / persuaded to be stronger it leads to right path and keep you (Ego) the master of your mind and senses . this is the taming of the mind . this is pure Science , this is pure Psychology and this is what is called Metaphysics = the branch of Philosophy that deals with the nature of Existence , Truth and Knowledge .
This taming of mind has scores of, hundred of ways and means and in our Indian thoughts we have three ways well known as , 1 - Gyan Yoga , 2 - Karm Yoga and 3 - Bhakti Yoga । Gyan Yoga is the method through which we need to know the Truth that this whole world is he manifestation of one single element , call it by any name , God , Parmatmaa ,Ishwar , Nature , Allah , Khudaa .you are the man with perfect knowledge when you are always , each and every moment aware that of this Truth . the continuous awareness of this fact that of singleness of the existence and unity of the Universe is knowledge. Vedanta is the founder of this theory . the sutras like -- '' एको अहम् द्वितीयो नास्ति ; सो अहम् अस्मि ; तत् त्वम् अस्ति ; सर्व खलु इदम् ब्रह्म ; न इति न इति ; ईशा वास्य इदम् सर्वम् । '' that propound the theory of knowledge । this way is the toughest and need a genius to follow it . Karm Yoga is simple and known as theory of Action . Lord Krishna says ,- the skilled performance of the given duty with all your might , physical and mental is Yoga without any desire of result whatsoever . '' योगः कर्मसु कौशलम ''Work is Worship . the third way of knowledge is Bhakti in different forms , -- 1- have good company of good and great people , 2- devotion to God , -3 - learning Bhakti from a competent Master (guru ) , 4 - worship God in any form , -5 - chanting the name of God (Mantra Jap ) , - 6 - remembering God always with all and alone and renunciation of worldly lures , and saintly hood / life , - 7 to see the all as one manifestation of God , 8 - contentment with all one has . and 9 - does not see the weaknesses of others . (based on Ram Charit Manas . )
We can understand that in all of methods one thing that is common and all science and psychology , the element of regular AWARENESS. AWARENESS is the key of all these activities . that is - be aware every moment ; be aware, what you are doing , the same moment , breathing, eating , playing , sleeping , talking , so on and so forth . the more your awareness grows the Id of your mind weakens and the Super Ego strengthens . take any action with awareness , better awareness and then full awareness . it need long and continuous , unfailing ,. nonstop practice . BE AWARE OF YOUR AWARENESS. tough but not impossible . growing easier and easier and with the feeling of unique pleasure growing sweeter and sweeter .
Generally , what do we do ? DOING ONE THING , THINKING OTHER ; THINKING ONE , DOING OTHER . taking your break fast and thinking of classroom ; playing in the field and thinking of your test / exam . this dividing of the mind is the game of mind that has to be stopped . THINK OF WHAT YOU DO AND DO WHAT YOU THINK OF . this is the key . walk while walking and take full care of walking , do not go any where else , be with walk , only with walk . when eating take the whole and full test of what you are eating and do not think of any thing other than eating , how important it may be . I don't go now in detail , try to understand and follow . first start with your breath , when you have some spare moment , see ! how , you are breathing , see each and every breath, in and out , see in full , totally absorbed , be the breath yourself .leave it . again when get time start it for a minute or two . then after some practice you can use the same with other activities and the day you are aware with all your activities you become perfect . the more you grow in your practice the more you become happy and easy . Lord Krishna has given this practice to be followed with ease . start the easiest way to Yoga and Wisdom .
.you can use any way / method you have to achieve full awareness in all of yogas /theories . full and complete awareness is the final achievement of an individual . we can not have cent percent of it because being human being , as the moment one grows so high becomes God , i. e .reduced /ceased to be man and become the whole . free from individual identity . this is difference between God and man but it can be aspired and rather achieved .जौ जीवहि रह ज्ञान एक रस । ईश्वर जीवहि भेद कहौ कस ॥ और पुनः यह हो भी सकता है परन्तु आदमी रहकर नही , ईश्वर बन कर , '' सोईजानै जेहि देऊ जनाई । जानत तुमहि तुमहि होइ जाई ॥ एकरस ज्ञान की अवस्था ही फुल अवेयरनेस है ।
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
ज्ञान की साधना / परम्परा
मनुष्य का जीवन छोटा और ज्ञान अपार है । सो एक ने जो जाना , समझा , परखा ; उसे दूसरे को , अपनी अगली संतति को दे दिया । ऐसे ही ज्ञान की यात्रा चली । पहले लोग स्मृति से इसे ले आए , इसी कारन वेदों को श्रुति / स्मृति कहा । ज्ञान की इस जुटाऊ परम्परा में कभी योग्य आए तो कभी अयोग्य भी और इन्ही के अनुसार ज्ञान भी उत्तम , मध्यम और निकृष्ट का मेल हो गया । शुद्ध ज्ञान संभव नही ।
कल जो ज्ञान सही था वह विज्ञानं द्वारा आज ग़लत सिद्ध हो गया , जैसे चंद्रमा पृथ्वी का ग्रह तो है और हमारे जीवन को प्रभावित भी करता होगा परन्तु यह सही नही कि राहु केतु उसे निगल जाते हैं ।अब पुराने ज्ञान में से हमें इतना वहीँ जस का तस त्यागना होगा , निगलने वाली बात । किसी चिर ज्ञान को - १-समय , २- स्थान , ३- परिस्थिति के अनुसार ही देखना , समझना , ग्रहण करना ।
हमें अपने पूर्वजों से अर्जित ज्ञान से वह लेना , प्रयोग करना , सिखाना जो वैज्ञानिक , समीचीन , संगत है । शेष पर कोई टीका टिप्पणी से क्या लाभ , उसे वहीँ रहने दीजिये आदर सहित , जैसे हम अपने धरोहर /ताज महल / गाँधी जी के चश्मे(इनका उपयोग ?) परन्तु हम रखते हैं , आदर के नाते ।
तुलसी ने सभी वेद, पुरानों , शाश्त्रों और महानग्रंथों का गहन अध्ययन किया , फ़िर लगभग सत्तर की उम्र में मानस की रचना की और प्राक्कथन में कहा - '' नाना पुराण निगमागम सम्मतं यद् '' वेद पुरानों में जो उचित / सम्मत / ग्रहणीय लगा और कुछ मेरा योगदान भी है । उन्हों ने यह तो नही कहा वेद पुराण अब बेकार हैं , फेकों इन्हे , अब मेरा मानस पढो । मानस वेद पुरानों का सार है । आप भी जो सार लगे उसे लें / पढ़ें और जो कालातीत हो गया , उसे वहीँ रहने दें । ५०० वर्ष हो गए , मानस को और ५००० वर्ष वेद को , परन्तु अभी भी हम कितना ले सकते है , वहां से ऐ तो पढ़ने से पता चलेगा , - '' सत्यमेव जायते '' तो नही बदला । अचरज तो यह कि ५००० वर्षपूर्व की वेदांत थियरी अभी भी विज्ञानं नही काट सका । सर्व पल्ली राधा कृष्णन कहते हैं , '' कोई विकल्प ही नही है ; विज्ञानं जायेगा तो वहीँ जायेगा जहाँ वेदांत हजारों साल पहले पहुंच चुका है और यदि उससे आगे गया तो वेदांत से होकर ही जाने का रास्ता है । '' एक सुधी ज्ञान साधक का गुण -- १- ज्ञान का चुनाव करो विवेक से २ - ज्ञान संग्रह करो । ३ - हो सके तो ज्ञान का संबर्धन करो । ४ - ज्ञान का सरंक्षण करो । ५ - समय समय पर संशोधन , परिवर्तन और प्राचीन और नवीन का आमेलन होता रहे । ६ । दृष्टि वैज्ञानिक हो और सद्गुणों का समन्वय हो । यही बात सभी धर्मों , साहित्यों , महापुरुषों के कथनों /आदेशों / उपदेशों पर लागू करें । बहस में समय ब्यर्थ करने से अपना जीवन तो बीत जायेगा , रीता ही रीता । '' डासत ही गई बीति निसा सब कबहूँ न नाथ नीद भर सोयो । - तुलसी विनय पत्रिका में ।
सारा जीवन संदेह / भ्रम / बहस / विवाद /आलोचना / निंदा में ब्यर्थ न कर सीधे सपाट ज्ञान / भक्ति / कर्म कुछ कर लेना चाहिए । सवाल होता है मन्दिर जाना चाहिए की नही , अरे !! तुम जाओ या नजाओ , विवाद क्यों बनाते हो ; मै मन्दिर नहीं जाता तो ? दूसरे जाते है तो ? हमारा कुछ लेते है , नही न ?सब अपने स्तर और समझ से रहें , अच्छा सीख लें तो बता दो और उन्हें चुनने दो , वरना इसपर लडो मत । यह एक उदहारण था । ज्ञान साधना में लडो मत । सीखो । पालनं करो । सीखो । सिखाओ , हाँ , जब कोई सीखने को राजी हो । तथास्तु ।
कल जो ज्ञान सही था वह विज्ञानं द्वारा आज ग़लत सिद्ध हो गया , जैसे चंद्रमा पृथ्वी का ग्रह तो है और हमारे जीवन को प्रभावित भी करता होगा परन्तु यह सही नही कि राहु केतु उसे निगल जाते हैं ।अब पुराने ज्ञान में से हमें इतना वहीँ जस का तस त्यागना होगा , निगलने वाली बात । किसी चिर ज्ञान को - १-समय , २- स्थान , ३- परिस्थिति के अनुसार ही देखना , समझना , ग्रहण करना ।
हमें अपने पूर्वजों से अर्जित ज्ञान से वह लेना , प्रयोग करना , सिखाना जो वैज्ञानिक , समीचीन , संगत है । शेष पर कोई टीका टिप्पणी से क्या लाभ , उसे वहीँ रहने दीजिये आदर सहित , जैसे हम अपने धरोहर /ताज महल / गाँधी जी के चश्मे(इनका उपयोग ?) परन्तु हम रखते हैं , आदर के नाते ।
तुलसी ने सभी वेद, पुरानों , शाश्त्रों और महानग्रंथों का गहन अध्ययन किया , फ़िर लगभग सत्तर की उम्र में मानस की रचना की और प्राक्कथन में कहा - '' नाना पुराण निगमागम सम्मतं यद् '' वेद पुरानों में जो उचित / सम्मत / ग्रहणीय लगा और कुछ मेरा योगदान भी है । उन्हों ने यह तो नही कहा वेद पुराण अब बेकार हैं , फेकों इन्हे , अब मेरा मानस पढो । मानस वेद पुरानों का सार है । आप भी जो सार लगे उसे लें / पढ़ें और जो कालातीत हो गया , उसे वहीँ रहने दें । ५०० वर्ष हो गए , मानस को और ५००० वर्ष वेद को , परन्तु अभी भी हम कितना ले सकते है , वहां से ऐ तो पढ़ने से पता चलेगा , - '' सत्यमेव जायते '' तो नही बदला । अचरज तो यह कि ५००० वर्षपूर्व की वेदांत थियरी अभी भी विज्ञानं नही काट सका । सर्व पल्ली राधा कृष्णन कहते हैं , '' कोई विकल्प ही नही है ; विज्ञानं जायेगा तो वहीँ जायेगा जहाँ वेदांत हजारों साल पहले पहुंच चुका है और यदि उससे आगे गया तो वेदांत से होकर ही जाने का रास्ता है । '' एक सुधी ज्ञान साधक का गुण -- १- ज्ञान का चुनाव करो विवेक से २ - ज्ञान संग्रह करो । ३ - हो सके तो ज्ञान का संबर्धन करो । ४ - ज्ञान का सरंक्षण करो । ५ - समय समय पर संशोधन , परिवर्तन और प्राचीन और नवीन का आमेलन होता रहे । ६ । दृष्टि वैज्ञानिक हो और सद्गुणों का समन्वय हो । यही बात सभी धर्मों , साहित्यों , महापुरुषों के कथनों /आदेशों / उपदेशों पर लागू करें । बहस में समय ब्यर्थ करने से अपना जीवन तो बीत जायेगा , रीता ही रीता । '' डासत ही गई बीति निसा सब कबहूँ न नाथ नीद भर सोयो । - तुलसी विनय पत्रिका में ।
सारा जीवन संदेह / भ्रम / बहस / विवाद /आलोचना / निंदा में ब्यर्थ न कर सीधे सपाट ज्ञान / भक्ति / कर्म कुछ कर लेना चाहिए । सवाल होता है मन्दिर जाना चाहिए की नही , अरे !! तुम जाओ या नजाओ , विवाद क्यों बनाते हो ; मै मन्दिर नहीं जाता तो ? दूसरे जाते है तो ? हमारा कुछ लेते है , नही न ?सब अपने स्तर और समझ से रहें , अच्छा सीख लें तो बता दो और उन्हें चुनने दो , वरना इसपर लडो मत । यह एक उदहारण था । ज्ञान साधना में लडो मत । सीखो । पालनं करो । सीखो । सिखाओ , हाँ , जब कोई सीखने को राजी हो । तथास्तु ।
Sunday, May 3, 2009
PURSUE ONLY ONE VIRTUE (The Simple way . )
Do not bother. pursue only one and be sure and confident that all other things / virtues will follow you . but in cultivating one virtue you should be sincere . understand the meaning of sincerity . many teachers / preachers / saint / sadhus / monks /pandits / maulavis / books tell you many goods to be aspired and many bads to be omitted / some give you to follow five , some ten , and some eleven and some hundred . but i say , take one quality that you like and be ready to cultivate it at any cost .if you insist for one and win it , the single one , be sure , all / most of qualities are there with you .make the choice from among any , see ! for example - take Harishchand for Truth ; Lord Bauddha for compassion (Karunaa) ; Jesus for Love ; Muhammad for Brotherhood ; and Mahavir and Gandhi for Nonviolence (Ahimsaa ). take any Hero for one Virtue and begin to try to practice sincerely in your life and society . see the result , as you grow in that one chosen virtue others virtues and qualities come in to you as water comes to Sea by different rivers , unwanted and not demanded . you may ask what did then Sea do to achieve this , yes that is Humility . Sea has gone so humble that it has decided to set itself in the lowest place on Earth to live in . humility is the seed of virtues . so pursue only one virtue , that i say .
you take one way of action to achieve your goal and when achieved, the targeted , the other goal / quality / virtue is coupled and cuddled with your- achieved . all the knowledge is one not breakable in fragments . you achieve one , you find all / whole . this is the Golden Rule of the RIT /Nature . see ! great Rishi Shankaracharya was a Sanyasin and his pursuit was knowledge but after he achieved knowledge he became a devotee (bhakt ) Kabir , Mira ,Tulasi Nanak were Devotees and achieved knowledge . King Janak was a karm yogi/ an administrater and was known for his perfect knowledge . you can achieve all by practicing one ; Gyan <>Bhakti <> Karm . Likewise - Love <> Non -violence <>Brotherhood <>Compassion <> Truth <> Humility . and so on and so forth .
In reality there are only two sides/ ways / ends - the one is Good and the other is BAD. all that is good lead to God hood And those bad lead to Satanic/Demonic cult . the man is the material , the raw material from whom the God and Devils are molded . if you go to right direction , you will have to pursue at least one virtue to the end and you are happy to know that you are a success . (Why Good and Why Bad is an other subject to discuss separately)
Thus i give you the simplest formula to follow that could be , of a very hard , most difficult and complicated road of life that intend to go on path of goodness . PURSUE only one VIRTUE and OTHERS will and will follow . do not bother , do not confuse , do not doubt , do not discuss and do not argue , start just now ; to aspire for one of your choice , only one and have the all . God may bless / help you ''योगम् क्षेमं वहाम्यअहम् '' तुम योग का आरंभ करो , क्षेम का वहन मै करूंगा , अर्थात तुम्हे मंजिल तक जाने में पूरी पूरी मदद करूंगा , चिंता मत करो । -- गीता में श्री कृष्ण
you take one way of action to achieve your goal and when achieved, the targeted , the other goal / quality / virtue is coupled and cuddled with your- achieved . all the knowledge is one not breakable in fragments . you achieve one , you find all / whole . this is the Golden Rule of the RIT /Nature . see ! great Rishi Shankaracharya was a Sanyasin and his pursuit was knowledge but after he achieved knowledge he became a devotee (bhakt ) Kabir , Mira ,Tulasi Nanak were Devotees and achieved knowledge . King Janak was a karm yogi/ an administrater and was known for his perfect knowledge . you can achieve all by practicing one ; Gyan <>Bhakti <> Karm . Likewise - Love <> Non -violence <>Brotherhood <>Compassion <> Truth <> Humility . and so on and so forth .
In reality there are only two sides/ ways / ends - the one is Good and the other is BAD. all that is good lead to God hood And those bad lead to Satanic/Demonic cult . the man is the material , the raw material from whom the God and Devils are molded . if you go to right direction , you will have to pursue at least one virtue to the end and you are happy to know that you are a success . (Why Good and Why Bad is an other subject to discuss separately)
Thus i give you the simplest formula to follow that could be , of a very hard , most difficult and complicated road of life that intend to go on path of goodness . PURSUE only one VIRTUE and OTHERS will and will follow . do not bother , do not confuse , do not doubt , do not discuss and do not argue , start just now ; to aspire for one of your choice , only one and have the all . God may bless / help you ''योगम् क्षेमं वहाम्यअहम् '' तुम योग का आरंभ करो , क्षेम का वहन मै करूंगा , अर्थात तुम्हे मंजिल तक जाने में पूरी पूरी मदद करूंगा , चिंता मत करो । -- गीता में श्री कृष्ण
Friday, May 1, 2009
WISDOM OF UPNISHADA. .
There are three basic and important questions / problems in human life . 1 - what is Truth ? 2 - what should we do ? 3 - what should we not do ?. answers of these three questions are given in two lines only in Ishavashya Upanishada .(the smallest and the best of all Upnishdas having only 18 shlokas in all . ) but as i think , the first shloka of this Upnishada is the key shloka and other 17 shlokas are in the support of this one , the first . and all the above three questions are answered in a way that excel all knowledge and learning . these lines were written about 5000 years ago are still relevant in our lives , universal and true on the eve of scientific discoveries . these lines are ------
'' ईशा वास्यम इदं सर्वम् यत् किंच जगत्याम जगत :: तेन त्यख्तेन भुंजीथा , मा गृधः कस्यस्विद धनम् । '' । ०१।
In the first line it says , '' this whole creation is pervaded by ISHA ( universal soul ) . the answer of the first question . now the first half of the second line says , -'' whatsoever (health , wealth ,place , country , body , mind , ability and intelligence ) has been come to you as your share enjoy it all (at least wish to enjoy it for 100 years, said in other shloka ). now there in two words MAA GRIDAH , there is negation ; not to covet /greed /envy others' and for more than allotted to you . in the last two words, the reason ,not to covet , has been given by raising a question , i. e. who is the owner of this worldly wealth ? none except Ishaa. ( because this world and worldly wealth is doomed to suffer , fail and die ) all in this world is ephemeral , so enjoy that you have ; do not covet for more and envy others' .
the English version of this shloka goes like this . '' whatsoever that exists in this temporary world is the manifestation of God /Ishaa . He is in all , in and out and in all times . He has given you your share , enjoy it to full ; do not covet for more and envy others . this external world and its' possessions are doomed to die .
*** some references are taken from other shlokas . for detail , read Ishaavashya Upnishad and all the 18 shlokas . but what is use of going in detail . '' ( किमन्य शास्त्र विशतरै )
In my humble opinion this one shloka is master guide , if we sincerely follow in practice in our lives . all the bads in our lives are because of greed . greed is the root cause of all the evils .all other evils are originated in / from greed . that is why greed is being negated . again you are advised to enjoy your life in full .
'' ईशा वास्यम इदं सर्वम् यत् किंच जगत्याम जगत :: तेन त्यख्तेन भुंजीथा , मा गृधः कस्यस्विद धनम् । '' । ०१।
In the first line it says , '' this whole creation is pervaded by ISHA ( universal soul ) . the answer of the first question . now the first half of the second line says , -'' whatsoever (health , wealth ,place , country , body , mind , ability and intelligence ) has been come to you as your share enjoy it all (at least wish to enjoy it for 100 years, said in other shloka ). now there in two words MAA GRIDAH , there is negation ; not to covet /greed /envy others' and for more than allotted to you . in the last two words, the reason ,not to covet , has been given by raising a question , i. e. who is the owner of this worldly wealth ? none except Ishaa. ( because this world and worldly wealth is doomed to suffer , fail and die ) all in this world is ephemeral , so enjoy that you have ; do not covet for more and envy others' .
the English version of this shloka goes like this . '' whatsoever that exists in this temporary world is the manifestation of God /Ishaa . He is in all , in and out and in all times . He has given you your share , enjoy it to full ; do not covet for more and envy others . this external world and its' possessions are doomed to die .
*** some references are taken from other shlokas . for detail , read Ishaavashya Upnishad and all the 18 shlokas . but what is use of going in detail . '' ( किमन्य शास्त्र विशतरै )
In my humble opinion this one shloka is master guide , if we sincerely follow in practice in our lives . all the bads in our lives are because of greed . greed is the root cause of all the evils .all other evils are originated in / from greed . that is why greed is being negated . again you are advised to enjoy your life in full .
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